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Special Needs (Placebo song)

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Released
  
15 September 2003

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Format
  
CD, 7" vinyl, DVD

Producer(s)
  
Jim Abbiss

Label
  
Elevator Music, Hut, Virgin

Writer(s)
  
Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal

"Special Needs" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Sleeping with Ghosts, on 15 September 2003. It peaked at No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.

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Music video

The music video for "Special Needs" was filmed in a disused swimming pool in Hackney. It alternates between showing the three band members playing the song and featuring a couple, apparently separated, making love to the memory of each other. The female part in the video was played by Caroline Farrington.

Track listing

All tracks written by Placebo (Steve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal).

7" vinyl
  1. "Special Needs"
  2. "English Summer Rain (Freelance Hellraiser Mix)"
DVD
  • "Special Needs" (video)
  • "Making of the Video"
  • "Special Needs (Album Version)"
  • "The Bitter End (Junior Sanchez Mix)"

    • Personnel

  • Helena Berg – sleeve photography and art direction

    • References

    Special Needs (Placebo song) Wikipedia
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